Evinston is anunincorporated community inAlachua andMarion counties,Florida, United States.
The Alachua County portion of Evinston is part of theGainesvilleMetropolitan Statistical Area, while the Marion County portion is part of theOcalaMetropolitan Statistical Area.
Evinston is located at29°29′12″N82°13′53″W / 29.48667°N 82.23139°W /29.48667; -82.23139.[1]
U.S. Highway 441 connects the community toGainesville, a few miles to the north. Evinston also is onCounty Road 225.
The community is on the west shore ofOrange Lake.
Evinston was part of the Arredondo Grant of 1817. In 1884, the station at this location of the Florida Southern Railroad was named "Evinston", and a general store/post office was built.
The post office in Evinston was established in 1882.[2]
Until the 1890s,orange growing was important, but a freeze in 1895 ended this pursuit.
The community contains a site on theU.S.National Register of Historic Places, theEvinston Community Store and Post Office.
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